A new eight-team basketball tournament, in which participants would receive $1 million towards their NIL collectives, will reportedly be staged in Las Vegas this November.
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The WNBA is experiencing a period of exponential growth, and the Aces are the hottest ticket in the league. Some fans have had to be diligent to acquire their seats.
No. 1-seeded St. Mary’s won its sixth WCC tournament title and ended Gonzaga’s streak of four straight championships Tuesday night at Orleans Arena.
Four UNLV men’s basketball players received recognition from the Mountain West coaches in the awards announced Tuesday.
The UNLV men’s basketball team has vastly improved its 3-point defense ahead of Saturday’s noon game against No. 20 Utah State at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV’s men’s basketball team gets a chance to prove itself at 6 p.m. Wendesday when it plays No. 8 Creighton at the Dollar Loan Center.
The Aces scored 38 points in the first quarter of their Game 2 win against the Liberty, and advanced stats help show how incredibly dominant they were.
The UNLV men’s basketball team was picked to finish sixth in the annual preseason Mountain West poll released Thursday. One Rebel garnered a preseason honor.
The top-seeded Aces are the favorites when they face the No. 8 Chicago Sky in Game 1 of their best-of-three first-round playoff series, but know not to understimate their opponent.
The Aces hosted 17,406 fans Sunday at T-Mobile Arena and will return there Wednesday for Game 1 of their first-round WNBA playoff series against the Chicago Sky.
Ace coach Becky Hammon was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday alongside her former boss, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich.
Reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson scored 23 of her team-high 25 points in the first half to lead the Aces past the Los Angeles Sparks, improving their record to 19-2.
Oklahoma City Thunder forward-center Chet Holmgren continued his stellar play Wednesday at NBA Summer League.
Leonard Miller is a skilled 6-foot-10-inch forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves who’s learning what the NBA game is all about at Summer League.
College basketball will open its season Nov. 6 in Las Vegas with four games at T-Mobile Arena featuring two of the biggest names in the sport.